Parrotfish make themselves a kind of mucus 'sleeping bag' which masks their smell from predators and keeps parasites away.
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When Koko, the gorilla famous for knowing sign language, was asked where gorillas go after death, she responded by signing “Comfortable hole, bye.”
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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The octopus does not have a blind spot.
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One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone.
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A lion in the wild usually makes no more than twenty kills a year.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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